apartment building
noun
: a building containing separate residential apartments
called also apartment house
Examples of apartment building in a Sentence
We lived in an apartment building for several years before buying a house.
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One man was killed, another was critically injured, and a firefighter was hurt early Monday morning after a fire broke out inside an apartment building in Queens, the New York City Fire Department said.
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Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 1 June 2026
This artistic neverland is crystallized in the apartment building that has music pouring out of every floor when Ali rides the elevator.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The governor’s original proposal included several other ideas, such as legalizing more single-stair apartment buildings rather than requiring two or more staircases, that had not received any committee votes as of Friday, with just a couple of days left in the legislative session.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Most apartment buildings must be able to withstand 175-mph winds.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
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Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 1 June 2026
This artistic neverland is crystallized in the apartment building that has music pouring out of every floor when Ali rides the elevator.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
The governor’s original proposal included several other ideas, such as legalizing more single-stair apartment buildings rather than requiring two or more staircases, that had not received any committee votes as of Friday, with just a couple of days left in the legislative session.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
Most apartment buildings must be able to withstand 175-mph winds.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
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“Apartment building.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apartment%20building. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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